Kyle and I had a great Thanksgiving break. We went to Jacksonville and spent some time with his family. We got to see Gramme and PopPop and their dog who were up from Florida so that was fun. We had lots of good food of course!! And did the shopping thing on Friday and I was so proud of Kyle for hanging with the girls and being a good sport. And Kyle and I got our wedding bands while we were there and they are so beautiful!! I love mine!!
We got up early and came back to Raleigh for the NC State and Maryland game. That was such a disappointment, the only game we went to the whole season and the Wolfpack can't even score one lousy touchdown. We were highly upset and left early with everybody else.
But we got Kyle's Christmas tree put up today and the apartment decorated for the holidays. I love this time of year!
I only have three more weeks of school and then I get a couple of weeks off before I start MRI. I'm so ready to be done with school, it is so stressful!!
I get my Bridal Portraits done in a couple of weeks so I'm very excited about that! I need to get to the tanning bed though, I'm so white. That's about it, I hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving!
And a BIG Congrats to Wesley and Kristina who got engaged on Thanksgiving Day! We are sooo happy for you. I love you guys!
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Wedding Update
The wedding plans are coming along nicely. We are getting very close to be done. We have officially picked a florist and paid the deposit. Finding a florist was definitely the most frustrating thing we've had to do so far, imagine that. But we really like the one we picked, it's a family owned florist and the Mother and Daughter who run it are really sweet and easy to work with so we are happy with our choice.
We have also found some muscians that I think we are probably going to hire. My Mom and I heard them play at another wedding and it was beautiful! I'm not a big fan of recorded music at weddings. Live music is just so beautiful and I have such an appreciation for the talent and enthusiasm that the musicians I have. I had one wish in all my years of dreaming about my wedding day, and that was to walk down the aisle to live music. So I'm really hoping this works out!!
My Mom has recruited a couple of my aunts to help us decorate the church which will be a big help. So she came up Saturday and we went over and I kind of told her what I wanted, actually I told her exactly what I wanted ;) We are going with simple but elegant. I really like candles more so than flowers, plus they are cheaper!! So for only a couple hundred dollars we are going to be able to decorate the church. I think it's going to look really nice.
Well that's it so far! Have a great week!
We have also found some muscians that I think we are probably going to hire. My Mom and I heard them play at another wedding and it was beautiful! I'm not a big fan of recorded music at weddings. Live music is just so beautiful and I have such an appreciation for the talent and enthusiasm that the musicians I have. I had one wish in all my years of dreaming about my wedding day, and that was to walk down the aisle to live music. So I'm really hoping this works out!!
My Mom has recruited a couple of my aunts to help us decorate the church which will be a big help. So she came up Saturday and we went over and I kind of told her what I wanted, actually I told her exactly what I wanted ;) We are going with simple but elegant. I really like candles more so than flowers, plus they are cheaper!! So for only a couple hundred dollars we are going to be able to decorate the church. I think it's going to look really nice.
Well that's it so far! Have a great week!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
State Fair
We had a really fun time last night at the NC State Fair. For those of you who don't know, I start getting excited about the fair around like January. I absolutely LOVE the state fair!! I still have yet to meet someone who gets as excited as I do about the fair, it's crazy. Usually I eat until I'm sick but this year Kyle and I did really well. Here's all that we ate:
- Al's french fries
- nachos and cheese
- giant dill pickle
- deep fried snickers bar
- grilled corn on the cob
- candy apple
I was so proud because we usually also get a bloomin' onion and fudge. We were good this time. But all of those upside down, spinning rides did kinda get to both of us. Those rides are not as cool when you're not a kid anymore. But we did also got to see all of the animals (the Angus beef cows looked really yummy), and we saw the art work, and cooking contests (somebody made a Paula Dean cake and it had a stick of butter on top, I thought that was funny), and the arts and crafts. Then of course every night, they always do fireworks!! :) We had such a great time!
Well I'm off to work, so everyone else: Have a great weekend!
- Al's french fries
- nachos and cheese
- giant dill pickle
- deep fried snickers bar
- grilled corn on the cob
- candy apple
I was so proud because we usually also get a bloomin' onion and fudge. We were good this time. But all of those upside down, spinning rides did kinda get to both of us. Those rides are not as cool when you're not a kid anymore. But we did also got to see all of the animals (the Angus beef cows looked really yummy), and we saw the art work, and cooking contests (somebody made a Paula Dean cake and it had a stick of butter on top, I thought that was funny), and the arts and crafts. Then of course every night, they always do fireworks!! :) We had such a great time!
Well I'm off to work, so everyone else: Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Pics
Monday, October 15, 2007
Nice Weekend
Wow, It's been a really long time since I've posted anything, life is so busy!! We did have a very nice weekend though. Saturday my Mom and I went to a wedding at our church which was really fun and we got some ideas for decorating, music, ceremony stuff, etc. Then we met with another florist (the 4th one we've met with!) but we weren't really impressed. So we are going to go with one of the other ones that was a little more expensive but one that will do exactly what I want and do a great job. So hopefully that will be one more thing I can check off of the list. Then my Aunt gave Kyle and I an engagement party Saturday night which was cool. We had good food and got lots of presents!! (pics coming soon) I've got all of our gifts so far displayed on the dining room table, hehe, I'm super excited!!!!!
Then Sunday came and I wasn't feeling great at all!! I woke up with a bad headache and decided to go to church anyways hoping it would go away if I ate something. It did NOT go away, in fact it got tons worse and I had to leave and go sit in the car but then I started feeling sick. So anyways, I threw up the medicine I had taken so I had to wait for my stomach to settle and try taking some more. I spent most of the afternoon in bed and my headache finally went away. But the medicine I had taken left me feeling really crappy. I still feel crappy today and in fact I am developing some type of cold/virus. My throat is killing me and my lymph nodes are pretty swollen. So I'm drinking lots of fluids and trying to get some rest, ha!. I have to get well by Friday because we are going to the NC State Fair!!!! I can't wait!
I hope everyone else is happy and well!!
Then Sunday came and I wasn't feeling great at all!! I woke up with a bad headache and decided to go to church anyways hoping it would go away if I ate something. It did NOT go away, in fact it got tons worse and I had to leave and go sit in the car but then I started feeling sick. So anyways, I threw up the medicine I had taken so I had to wait for my stomach to settle and try taking some more. I spent most of the afternoon in bed and my headache finally went away. But the medicine I had taken left me feeling really crappy. I still feel crappy today and in fact I am developing some type of cold/virus. My throat is killing me and my lymph nodes are pretty swollen. So I'm drinking lots of fluids and trying to get some rest, ha!. I have to get well by Friday because we are going to the NC State Fair!!!! I can't wait!
I hope everyone else is happy and well!!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
sTrEsSeD...
sooo just when I thought I couldn't be any more stressed... haha
Some guy told me the other night that I should enjoy being in school while I can because after this I'll be out in the "real world." Whatever that means... I mean for real, a 40-hour work week is looking REALLY good right about now. Considering I'm putting in around 70 hours of school and work now (only getting paid for like 20 of those hours), plus studying... bring on the "real world" baby!
Anyway, school is hard, work is frustrating, wedding planning is challenging but fun, I think I have made myself sick.... or maybe it was the patient who coughed up something on me the other day. Anyway... I had to take a mental health day today. I don't think I could have made it one more day the way things were going. I had a very nice relaxing day. Ate breakfast with Kyle, got my hair cut, ate lunch with the parental units, took a nap, made a trip to Lowes, did a little studying, met with another florist tonight, ate dinner with Mom, studied some more... ok actually it wasn't exactly relaxing, but it wasn't another crazy day at the hospital, Amen!
Well our invitations came the other day, they are really pretty!! We should be deciding on a florist soon... and a girl at work saved me some stuff from her sister's wedding so that was exciting!
They installed the new CT machine at work the other night. I was like the only one in the whole office who was excited about it. Even the doctor who paid the thousands of dollars for it forgot they were even bringing it that night and he had already forgotten what brand it was!!! OH MY GRACIOUS! But yeah, I felt like such a dork running out to watch the guys unload it and wanting to see the inside and all that jazz. I thought it was pretty cool though, I can't wait to start scanning! :-)
So...
Tomorrow is a new day! "Your mercies are new every morning..."
Some guy told me the other night that I should enjoy being in school while I can because after this I'll be out in the "real world." Whatever that means... I mean for real, a 40-hour work week is looking REALLY good right about now. Considering I'm putting in around 70 hours of school and work now (only getting paid for like 20 of those hours), plus studying... bring on the "real world" baby!
Anyway, school is hard, work is frustrating, wedding planning is challenging but fun, I think I have made myself sick.... or maybe it was the patient who coughed up something on me the other day. Anyway... I had to take a mental health day today. I don't think I could have made it one more day the way things were going. I had a very nice relaxing day. Ate breakfast with Kyle, got my hair cut, ate lunch with the parental units, took a nap, made a trip to Lowes, did a little studying, met with another florist tonight, ate dinner with Mom, studied some more... ok actually it wasn't exactly relaxing, but it wasn't another crazy day at the hospital, Amen!
Well our invitations came the other day, they are really pretty!! We should be deciding on a florist soon... and a girl at work saved me some stuff from her sister's wedding so that was exciting!
They installed the new CT machine at work the other night. I was like the only one in the whole office who was excited about it. Even the doctor who paid the thousands of dollars for it forgot they were even bringing it that night and he had already forgotten what brand it was!!! OH MY GRACIOUS! But yeah, I felt like such a dork running out to watch the guys unload it and wanting to see the inside and all that jazz. I thought it was pretty cool though, I can't wait to start scanning! :-)
So...
Tomorrow is a new day! "Your mercies are new every morning..."
Monday, September 3, 2007
Injuries, Flowers and Invitations
Well the last few weeks have been extremely busy and stressful so it was nice to finally have a day off. Kyle was recently working on his car and hurt his wrist. He came by my work and I x-rayed it for him and sure enough, there was a small crack so he was supposed to be wearing a brace for a couple of weeks. But the next weekend, we went water skiing and tubing with our college class at church and he was determined to use his wrist. We had fun trying to water ski but Kyle hurt his wrist again and I have some pretty nasty bruises on my arms and legs. I would post pics but it really is quite bad looking, you might would get kinda nauseated.
In wedding news, my Mom and I met with a florist on Friday and planned out everything we want. We are getting a quote from her hopefully by Wednesday. We are going to look at a few more places but we were pretty happy with what we saw at the first place. I'll keep our plans a secret just in case we decide to change something, but the flowers will be beautiful.
We also ordered our invitations today. Our wedding director works for a printing company so we got our invitations for 1/2 price, can't beat that. I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out, simple but elegant.
Life is pretty good right now. School is crazy hard but I was able to cut back on some of my work hours so hopefully I'll be a little less stressed and have more time to study. Clinicals are quite challenging since a lot of the work is thrown onto me and I leave most days tired and frazzled. But last Friday the President of the hospital actually stopped by and said people have been telling him I'm doing really well so that made me feel a lot better. I really enjoy working with the patients. Some days are very sad but I know its worth it when a patient comes in sick, tired and angry and they leave smiling and wanting to hug me. It always reminds me that's why I chose this field and that I really am making a difference. It sounds so cliche but it's true, there's no better feeling.
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day!!
In wedding news, my Mom and I met with a florist on Friday and planned out everything we want. We are getting a quote from her hopefully by Wednesday. We are going to look at a few more places but we were pretty happy with what we saw at the first place. I'll keep our plans a secret just in case we decide to change something, but the flowers will be beautiful.
We also ordered our invitations today. Our wedding director works for a printing company so we got our invitations for 1/2 price, can't beat that. I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out, simple but elegant.
Life is pretty good right now. School is crazy hard but I was able to cut back on some of my work hours so hopefully I'll be a little less stressed and have more time to study. Clinicals are quite challenging since a lot of the work is thrown onto me and I leave most days tired and frazzled. But last Friday the President of the hospital actually stopped by and said people have been telling him I'm doing really well so that made me feel a lot better. I really enjoy working with the patients. Some days are very sad but I know its worth it when a patient comes in sick, tired and angry and they leave smiling and wanting to hug me. It always reminds me that's why I chose this field and that I really am making a difference. It sounds so cliche but it's true, there's no better feeling.
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day!!
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